Cargo tracking system and method

• US 20050216294A1
• Filed: 12/22/2004
• Published: 09/29/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 12/22/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Paul David Eyre Labow
• Original Assignee: Paul David Eyre Labow
• Inventors: Labow, Paul David Eyre
• Application Number:
  US11/019,968
• Publication Number:
  US 20050216294A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/333
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/08 Logistics, e.g. warehousing, loading or distribution; Inventory or stock management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0833 Tracking

Abstract

A system of tracking a flow of goods through commerce, and a method of managing a goods tracking system. Computer software is associated with a computer-readable medium that provides a graphical user interface. Also included is at least one database, wherein at least one information item associated with at least one of the goods is relationally present in the at least one database. Further, at least one computerized device is capable of entering and accessing the at least one information item in the at least one database via the graphical user interface over a communicatively connected network in real time. The communicative connected network may also includes at least one wireless connection.

Claims

1. A system of tracking a flow of goods through commerce, comprising:

a computer software associated with a computer-readable medium that provides a graphical user interface;

at least one database, wherein at least one information item associated with at least one of said goods is relationally present in said at least one database; and

at least one computerized device capable of entering and accessing the at least one information item in said at least one database via the graphical user interface over a communicatively connected network in real time, wherein the communicative connected network comprises at least one wireless connection.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein said at least one database is tabular.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein a type of said at least one computerized device is selected from the group consisting of a desktop, laptop, notebook, tablet, handheld, and phone.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein said computer software modifies the graphical user interface in accordance with the type of said computerized device.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein said computerized device is capable of communicative connection to said network wirelessly.

6. The system of claim 1, further comprising a point of import wherein said goods enter into said system at said point of import to be accessed by said at least one computerized device.

7. The system of claim 6, further comprising a point of export wherefrom said goods exit said system from said point of export for transport to one of said points of import.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein said at least one information item includes at least one unique identification code.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein said at least one information item has associated with it at least one report accessible from said at least one database via said computer software.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein said at least one report is uploaded through said computer software.

11. The system of claim 9, wherein said report includes at least one unique identification code associated with one of said goods.

12. The system of claim 8, wherein said identification code includes an E-Code.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein said at least one report is searchable in said at least one database at least by said at least one unique identification code.

14. The system of claim 9, wherein said at least one report is printable from said at least one device to a printer communicatively connected to said network.

15. The system of claim 8, wherein said at least one information item relates to said goods.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein said at least one information item relates to equipment associated with said goods.

17. The system of claim 1, wherein said at least one information item relates to a user of said system.

18. The system of claim 1, wherein said at least one information item relates to a customer of said system.

19. The system of claim 1, wherein said at least one information item relates to a transportation vehicle of said goods in said system.

20. The system of claim 1, wherein a user of said system requires a unique identifier and permission password to utilize said computer software.

21. The system of claim 1, wherein said at least one information item is edited by a user of said computer software via said at least one device.

22. A method of managing a goods tracking system, comprising:

providing a graphical user interface via a computer software associated with a computer-readable medium;

associating at least one database with the graphical user interface, wherein at least one information item associated with at least one of said goods is relationally present in said at least one database; and

communicatively connecting, in real time and via a network comprising at least one wireless connection, at least one computerized device capable of entering and accessing the at least one information item in said at least one database to the graphical user interface.

23. The method of claim 22, wherein said at least one database is tabular.

24. The method of claim 22, wherein a type of said at least one computerized device is selected from the group consisting of a desktop, laptop, notebook, tablet, handheld, and phone.

25. The method of claim 24, further comprising modifying, via the computer software, the graphical user interface in accordance with the type of said computerized device.

26. The method of claim 25, wherein said computerized device is capable of communicative connection to said network wirelessly.

27. The method of claim 22, further comprising importing to the system via a point of import, wherein said goods enter into said system at said point of import to be accessed by said at least one computerized device.

28. The method of claim 27, further comprising exporting via a point of export, wherefrom said goods exit said system from said point of export for transport to one of said points of import.

29. The method of claim 22, wherein said at least one information item includes at least one unique identification code.

30. The method of claim 22, wherein said at least one information item has associated with it at least one report accessible from said at least one database via said computer software.

31. The method of claim 30, further comprising uploading said at least one report through said computer software.

32. The method of claim 30, wherein said report includes at least one unique identification code associated with one of said goods.

33. The method of claim 29, wherein said identification code includes an E-Code.

34. The method of claim 32, wherein said at least one report is searchable in said at least one database at least by said at least one unique identification code.

35. The method of claim 30, wherein said at least one report is printable from said at least one device to a printer communicatively connected to said network.